- Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state and his predecessor, who is a minister of defence, Badaru Abubakar, have begun to experience a strained relationship between themselves
- This is similar to the growing rift between Nyesom Wike, another minister of President Tinubu and his successor in Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara
- The rift in Jigawa reportedly started with the choice of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, where the governor reportedly went against his agreement with Abubakar
The relationship between Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State and his predecessor, Defence Minister Badaru Abubakar, has become increasingly strained. The tension between them started with the choice of the House of Assembly Speaker, where the governor backed a different candidate despite initially agreeing to support the minister’s preferred choice.
The rift between the Jigawa governor and his predecessor is similar to that between Nyesom Wike, another of President Bola Tinubu’s ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the ex-governor of Rivers state, and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara.
